Santo domingo commercial energy storage brand

Where is AES Energy Storage located in the Dominican Republic?

AES Dominicana, a unit of AES Corporation (NYSE:AES), announced on Tuesday that it had put into operation 20 MW of new energy storage battery systems in the Dominican Republic. Located on sites in the Santo Domingo region, each of the two systems supplied by AES Energy Storage has a capacity of 10 MW.

How does energy storage work in the Dominican Republic?

By adding energy storage instead of utilizing existing thermal power plants to maintain frequency, the Dominican grid operator can enable the power plants on the island to run at their most efficient generating level while the battery systems absorb and discharge energy on the grid as needed.

What is AES Dominicana – battery energy storage system?

The electro-chemical battery energy storage project uses lithium-ion as its storage technology. The project was commissioned in 2017. The AES Dominicana Andres – Battery Energy Storage System was developed by Fundacion AES Dominicana. The project is owned by The AES (100%).

Could Santo Domingo be a water-based power plant?

Santo Domingo, however, is also among the world’s cities that are most at risk of rising sea levels caused by climate change. By 2050, parts of the city could be under water. A water-based power plant could be one very valuable asset.

What is AES Dominicana doing with a DPP Advancion energy storage array?

AES Dominicana is using its Andres and Los Mina DPP Advancion energy storage arrays to provide fast, accurate frequency control to the Dominican grid, balancing second-to-second variations between electricity consumed and produced.

Where is Santo Domingo located?

The Dominican Republic capital of Santo Domingo sits at the mouth of the Ozama River. It is one of the Caribbean’s oldest cities, and with 3.3 million inhabitants, it’s also the most populous. Over the past decade alone, this burgeoning, bustling melting pot has added around 700,000 inhabitants.